#B36FE2#B36FE2
#B36FE2 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.264; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.176 H 309.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B36FE2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 111, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(275, 66%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(275, 51%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.8%, 50.9%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.46, 47.41, -48.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.46, 67.67, 314.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.16% 0.1122 -0.1351) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.16% 0.176 309.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.9997, 26.4442, 75.0392) |
| Luminance | 0.2644 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 3.17
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 3.79
Easter Purple
#C071FE
ΔE00 4.28
Bright Lilac
#C95EFB
ΔE00 5.25
Bright Lavender
#C760FF
ΔE00 5.25
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 6.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B36FE2 #9EE26F
analogous
#796FE2 #B36FE2 #E26FD8
triadic
#B36FE2 #E2B36F #6FE2B3
tetradic
#B36FE2 #E2796F #9EE26F #6FD8E2
square
#B36FE2 #E2796F #9EE26F #6FD8E2
split-complementary
#B36FE2 #D8E26F #6FE279
monochromatic
#7824B3 #983CD8 #B36FE2 #CEA2EC #E9D5F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.34
#B36FE2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.29
#B36FE2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B36FE2
6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B36FE2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B36FE2 | 1.00 | 3.34 | 6.29 | 6.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5089E6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#658EDF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD829E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b36fe2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 111, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.176 309.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc9aeb',
500: '#b36fe2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b36fe2; $custom-light: #cc9aeb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b36fe2",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 111,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 275.478,
"s": 66.474,
"l": 66.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66162,
"c": 0.17564,
"h": 309.7
},
"luminance": 0.26444
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B36FE2
secondary
#D3E9C4
accent
#CE1762
background
#FCF9FE
surface
#F9F2FD
border
#D2CCD5
text
#140E16
muted
#827E84